The Ensign Group Reports Second Quarter 2009 Earnings of $0.39 per Share; Reaffirms 2009 EP...(million and assumes among other things n...),Health

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On May 12, 2009, Ensign announced the appointment of Suzanne D. Snapper to succeed CFO Alan J. Norman. Ms. Snapper has been serving as Vice President-Finance to Ensign Facility Services, Inc., the Ensign subsidiary that operates the company's Service Center.

As Vice President-Finance, Ms. Snapper played a key role in taking the company public in 2007. She also oversaw the implementation of Ensign's internal controls over financial reporting. Prior to joining Ensign she was a senior manager at KPMG LLP, where she spent ten years providing audit services for public companies in the technology, transportation and quick serve restaurant industries. Ms. Snapper is a certified public accountant. She holds a B.A. in Accounting from California State University Fullerton.

Ms. Snapper's appointment became fully effective following the filing of the company's second quarter 2009 10-Q. Mr. Norman will stay on in an advisory capacity to provide continuity of information and other services.

On July 23, 2009, Ensign announced the appointment of Van R. Johnson to the Company's board of directors. Mr. Johnson has served for more than 38 years in leadership capacities with two of the United States' leading healthcare providers. He most recently served for 25 years at Sutter Health, a non-profit health system with hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and other healthcare operations in California and Hawaii, where he was President and CEO. He also served for 13 years with Intermountain Healthcare based in Salt Lake City, Utah in various roles. During his term as president and CEO of Sutter Health, Mr. Johnson presided over the dramatic expansion of its health system, and helped establish Sutter as an industry leade
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